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I have examined the Catalogue \u0026amp; have information obtained from University Students who say that 35 dollars will be sufficient to take me there for one year. I do not now touch Spirits or Cards so that I am not fearful of indulging in either at the University. A great many of my acquaintances in town are going; but what is the greatest inducement is that three students from this College who came here this session, dissatisfied with the place, will go on to the University. One is a classmate of mine, a Mr. Kyle from Botetourt, a very studious, economical \u0026amp; industrious fellow. Another is a young Hogshead from Middlebrook who stands first in the Junior Class who is remarkably smart \u0026amp; economical. As proof of the latter quality I can say that his expenses here last year were 230 dollars only. He studies all the time and is one of the best friends I ever had. He had been on the most intimate terms with me ever since I knew him. He \u0026amp; I will room together here if I go. He will neither touch spirits or play cards \u0026amp; is going with a determination to spend nothing that he cannot help. He declares he won't stay here. The other is a member of the Sophomore Class- the best Latin scholar in his class- can talk French finely \u0026amp; neither touches spirits or plays cards. They as well as I (if I go) will go with a determination to study hard \u0026amp; to be economical I want to go because I believe I can enter the University with more advantage this year than next \u0026amp; because I think staying here this year will be a great loss to me. Sister, I want you to use your influence with Pa for I want to go \u0026amp; if I do go- depend on it, I shall study hard \u0026amp; spend little. The last I am certain of not depending on my own Economical inclination but upon the restraints thrown upon me by me associations with the boys before mentioned, by my promise \u0026amp; resolutions \u0026amp; the conditions upon which I go, as well by my actual knowledge of Pa's embarrassments. As to the time which elapses between this \u0026amp; the commencement of the session. I can spend that at the University preparing to enter even in Staunton- with Aunt Martha- or I could stay here \u0026amp; study until the session commences there. Pa can best decide as to that and indeed he is the best judge of the propriety of my going to the University at all; but of this I am certain that could he be here and know all the circumstances connected with my staying or going that he would not hesitate one moment to send me away from here. Give my best to Pa, \u0026amp; to sister Jane, Bethe \u0026amp; [?] \u0026amp; believe me to be in great haste your affectionate brother, Alexander\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eP.S. Be sure to ask Pa to grant my request in relation to this matter. I forgot to see about that gown- one like Mr. Kent's.  I would like to have one.  If it does not cost more than it is worth.  If Sister J. has one made for me, let it be a cheap substantial one - wadded heavily.  Tell Sister J. I will write to her by the next mail.  Excuse my writing in this letter so much about the University but it is now uppermost in my thoughts.  I would rather go to Wythe, I believe, than anywhere's else - if you had a good College there.\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Transcription"],"odd_tesim":["Lexington, Sept 7th 1848","My dear Sister\nSince my letter to Pa, I have been more dissatisfied, more discouraged. Things here have taken a change for the worse instead of for the better. Our number of Students is still small \u0026 no professor has been elected to fill Prof. Ewell's place. The trustees met on yesterday and the result of their proceeding was that they will not meet again until the middle of November to elect a professor of Mathematics. They elected as President a Dr. Jenkins, a minister, about whom I know nothing except that he is president of Lafayette College, Pennsylvania, that there is not an absolute certainty about his acceptance of the Office and very little probability of his entering upon his duties before the first of February. Pro. Ewell will go away in the course of five or six weeks \u0026 we will doubtless have Prof. Calhoun as a Mathematician, who is not fit to teach Boys in Arithmetic. I have not yet entered College \u0026 do not wish to enter, because I believe to remain here will be a waste of time \u0026 money. It is too late to go to Princeton or Yale, but not to go to the University. I have examined the Catalogue \u0026 have information obtained from University Students who say that 35 dollars will be sufficient to take me there for one year. I do not now touch Spirits or Cards so that I am not fearful of indulging in either at the University. A great many of my acquaintances in town are going; but what is the greatest inducement is that three students from this College who came here this session, dissatisfied with the place, will go on to the University. One is a classmate of mine, a Mr. Kyle from Botetourt, a very studious, economical \u0026 industrious fellow. Another is a young Hogshead from Middlebrook who stands first in the Junior Class who is remarkably smart \u0026 economical. As proof of the latter quality I can say that his expenses here last year were 230 dollars only. He studies all the time and is one of the best friends I ever had. He had been on the most intimate terms with me ever since I knew him. He \u0026 I will room together here if I go. He will neither touch spirits or play cards \u0026 is going with a determination to spend nothing that he cannot help. He declares he won't stay here. The other is a member of the Sophomore Class- the best Latin scholar in his class- can talk French finely \u0026 neither touches spirits or plays cards. They as well as I (if I go) will go with a determination to study hard \u0026 to be economical I want to go because I believe I can enter the University with more advantage this year than next \u0026 because I think staying here this year will be a great loss to me. Sister, I want you to use your influence with Pa for I want to go \u0026 if I do go- depend on it, I shall study hard \u0026 spend little. The last I am certain of not depending on my own Economical inclination but upon the restraints thrown upon me by me associations with the boys before mentioned, by my promise \u0026 resolutions \u0026 the conditions upon which I go, as well by my actual knowledge of Pa's embarrassments. As to the time which elapses between this \u0026 the commencement of the session. I can spend that at the University preparing to enter even in Staunton- with Aunt Martha- or I could stay here \u0026 study until the session commences there. Pa can best decide as to that and indeed he is the best judge of the propriety of my going to the University at all; but of this I am certain that could he be here and know all the circumstances connected with my staying or going that he would not hesitate one moment to send me away from here. Give my best to Pa, \u0026 to sister Jane, Bethe \u0026 [?] \u0026 believe me to be in great haste your affectionate brother, Alexander","P.S. Be sure to ask Pa to grant my request in relation to this matter. I forgot to see about that gown- one like Mr. Kent's.  I would like to have one.  If it does not cost more than it is worth.  If Sister J. has one made for me, let it be a cheap substantial one - wadded heavily.  Tell Sister J. 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Wa'll there is nothing like improvement \"go it while you are young\", if I could live over my life again I would study and no mistake. Oliver is well or was last Sunday he was down here and as fine as a new band boy, it would make you laugh and no mistake to see him try to drink buttermilk. The people here use that as \"the drink\" as much as we do water, if you should drop into where he is about noon, you would find him seated on a stump with what is call a \"corn dogger\" in his hand that is made of indian meal wet up with water and baked in the ashes and is his other  hand a gourd of buttermilk that is as thick as ice cream, on this he is growing fat, it is enough to make any one grin their eye teeth out, to see what a pretty face he makes as he devours this tempting feast. He looks as though he would have \"snake and mild\" that father used to tell of before it.","I suppose that you are all well. It is healthy here I have not heard of half a dozen deaths since I have been round here. The farmers have all finished harvest and never was better weather but it has rained now two days and looks as though it meant to keep it up.","Last Tuesday was the fourth of July. I left out school and went into town. It was commencement day at the Virginia Military Institute and the Governor of the State was there to sign the diplomas attended by the State Brass Band.  The cadets marched from the Institute which is about half of a mile from the town preceded by the band which consisted of about a dozen old rusty looking fellows that blew a soul stirring march with fury enough to wake the dead and make live ones hold their ears. The cadets were about 90 in number dressed in gray coats with skirts about as wide as my hand an 8 inches long and white pants, they are a good looking company and after going through with their evolutions they marched into the meeting house then the cadets made several speeches in praise of war of the institute telling what her sons had done on the plains of Mexico and with what pride the people ought to cherish it.  After they were all through, Gov. Smith was introduced.  He was received with much applause and with many bows commenced. He was just about as venerable looking a man as Uncle Gersham  Finn. He said \"that he was happy to be called upon to give advice to young men like them just entering upon life and the first thing that he wished them to do was to hope for a bright day for tomorrow. The next thing that he advised them to do was to get married no young man could be any thing till he was married.  He never heard of a smart man that was a bachelor, (never heard of John Randolph) never knew of a quarrel to take place between a man and a woman but the man was to blame.  He had lived a long life and was capable of giving advice to young men as a father to his children. There was two books that he would recommend to all young men The first was the Bible, the next Shakespeare, all young men should read and profit by both\" and so he went on in a regular stirring speech praising the ladies then telling the young men they must not try to win them by flattery for they were rational beings and despised flattery. He went into the praise of Va, he said that while other states were progressing in dollars Va was progressing in the mind, and so he went on in a soul stirring amid cheers that were deafening. This was my first sight of a real Gov. and it did not give me a very good opinion of the race.","My knife is just about as good as a tool one would be.  Tell father if he will send by Orve Platt to Litchfield and get one of the Holleys pen knives I will pay him for his trouble, get on about the size of this if he can. If he can find more of Holleys send me a good hard one of somebodies that is sharp to begin with and I will send him another dollar as soon as I receive it.","I have got some flower seeds and will send them one of these days, my school is half out and then I don't know what I shall do, whether I shall come home or stay, or\nThere is no news stirring here not so much as a weeding, it is too hot even for that. Give my love to all and write soon, have you heard anything of Julia yet and where is she, I expect a letter from home at the office if it is there I will put a mark on the outside of this to let you know it is rec'd.","I have not got a letter from Mrs. Garnett yet if she has written send no word.\nFrom your brother,\nGiles Gunn","Written from Lexington, Virginia. 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Oliver is well or was last Sunday he was down here and as fine as a new band boy, it would make you laugh and no mistake to see him try to drink buttermilk. The people here use that as \"the drink\" as much as we do water, if you should drop into where he is about noon, you would find him seated on a stump with what is call a \"corn dogger\" in his hand that is made of indian meal wet up with water and baked in the ashes and is his other  hand a gourd of buttermilk that is as thick as ice cream, on this he is growing fat, it is enough to make any one grin their eye teeth out, to see what a pretty face he makes as he devours this tempting feast. He looks as though he would have \"snake and mild\" that father used to tell of before it.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eI suppose that you are all well. It is healthy here I have not heard of half a dozen deaths since I have been round here. 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He never heard of a smart man that was a bachelor, (never heard of John Randolph) never knew of a quarrel to take place between a man and a woman but the man was to blame.  He had lived a long life and was capable of giving advice to young men as a father to his children. There was two books that he would recommend to all young men The first was the Bible, the next Shakespeare, all young men should read and profit by both\" and so he went on in a regular stirring speech praising the ladies then telling the young men they must not try to win them by flattery for they were rational beings and despised flattery. He went into the praise of Va, he said that while other states were progressing in dollars Va was progressing in the mind, and so he went on in a soul stirring amid cheers that were deafening. This was my first sight of a real Gov. and it did not give me a very good opinion of the race.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMy knife is just about as good as a tool one would be.  Tell father if he will send by Orve Platt to Litchfield and get one of the Holleys pen knives I will pay him for his trouble, get on about the size of this if he can. If he can find more of Holleys send me a good hard one of somebodies that is sharp to begin with and I will send him another dollar as soon as I receive it. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eI have got some flower seeds and will send them one of these days, my school is half out and then I don't know what I shall do, whether I shall come home or stay, or\nThere is no news stirring here not so much as a weeding, it is too hot even for that. 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